Buying Cheap or Free Products

@playsafe (115)
India
April 25, 2008 2:54am CST
It is interesting to note that people run after FREEBIES or when somethings are sold cheap. Good, that's the spirit. However, when a free scheme is launched by a company or is part of campaign and Seller status is known genuinely, it definitely make sense to go for cheap/freebies. However, when a brand new laptop is sold half the price or a TV sold half the price, or mobile is sold half the price which we usually call GREY Market, then I would say following a) Yes, Goods may be genuinely in good shape but.. b) It may sound cheap but... c) You may be able to afford the good which you couldn't but... Is it stolen or taken from somebody on Gun Point!! Think Again!! Not all Cheap Goods are worth buying or rushing too as you are indirectly creating demand and putting pressure on the people behind Grey Market to loot and cheat/rob more and more people. Therefore, do look for reasons behind things selling cheap. If you think that it could possibly be a stolen stuff, just ignore it. Therefore, I always avoid internet websites selling second hand goods. same applied to Ebay. Who knows if seller is genuine or grey market operator.
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2btrueinu
@2btrueinu (700)
• Philippines
25 Apr 08
Honestly speaking when electronics are the one we are referring for well it's part of my thinking that's why they sell it cheaper because it's already out of season means new one is coming or in the market. And they have to sell all the old model product, Next it's must be stolen or What we call us here GSM( galing sa magnanakaw) or it was stolen hahaha, There must be a slightly defect and you will not notice it if you do not look at it. So be careful in buying a second hand one or cheaper on. but not all are from this sometime they want to sell it cheaper to get back there capital.